. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . pale lilac muslin gown she wore this evening had been worn manytimes before, and had looked unfit to wear again till Cynthia put iton. Then the limpness became softness, and the very creases tookthe lines of beauty. Molly, in a daintily clean pink muslin, did notlook half so elegantly dressed as Cynthia. The grave eyes that thelatter raised when she had to be presented to Roger had a sort ofehild-like innocence and wonder about them, which did not quitebelong to Cynthias character. She put on her armour of magic thatevening—involuntarily as she alwa
. Wives and daughters : an every-day story . pale lilac muslin gown she wore this evening had been worn manytimes before, and had looked unfit to wear again till Cynthia put iton. Then the limpness became softness, and the very creases tookthe lines of beauty. Molly, in a daintily clean pink muslin, did notlook half so elegantly dressed as Cynthia. The grave eyes that thelatter raised when she had to be presented to Roger had a sort ofehild-like innocence and wonder about them, which did not quitebelong to Cynthias character. She put on her armour of magic thatevening—involuntarily as she always did ; but, on the other side, shecould not help trying her power on strangers. Molly had always feltthat she should have a right to a good long talk with Roger when shenext saw him ; and that he would tell her, or she should gather fromhim all the details she so longed to hear about the Squire—about theHall—about Osborne—about himself. He was just as cordial andfriendly as ever with her. If Cynthia had not been there, all would H. RonER IS INTHODOCEn ANT) ENSI^AVED. THE HALF-SISTERS. 241 have gone on as she had anticipated; but of all the victims toCynthias charms he fell most prone and abject. Molly saw it all, asshe was sitting next to Miss Phoebe at the tea-table, acting right-hand, and passing cake, cream, sugar, with such busy assiduity thatevery one besides herself thought that her mind, as well as herhands, was fully occupied. She tried to talk to the two shy girls, asin virtue of her two years seniority she thought herself bound to do ;and the consequence was, she went upstairs with the twain clingingto her arms, and willing to swear an eternal friendship. Nothingwould satisfy them but that she must sit between them at vingt-un ;and they were so desirous of her advice in the important point offixing the price of the counters that she could not ever have joinedin the animated conversation going on between Roger and , rather, it would be more correct
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